LOUDNESS 2
  1. Shinji (instrumental)
  2. Phil The Salmon
  3. the hole thing
  4. The Courtship of My Kids' Father
  5. Christmas
  6. A Teaser For A (instrumental)
  7. Tease
  8. Hurry Hurry Hurry!
  9. Picking Up the Peaces
  10. Congratulations, Loser.
  11. Independence Day
  12. Facade Of The Year
  13. very just fine
  14. Stake In Your Heart
  15. I Don't Miss You
  16. Way Out Loud
  17. exeunt (instrumental)

All words, music, vocals, and instruments by Dolph Chaney.
"Congratulations, Loser" incorporates material written by Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine.

Produced (ha!) and engineered (ha!ha!) by Dolph Chaney.
Tracks 4, 10, 14 recorded at Studio Dolphty-Five, Champaign, IL, 1999-2000.
Tracks 3, 5, 8, 13 recorded at WEFT-FM, Champaign, IL, December 1999. Harvested from minidisc by jh3.
Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 recorded at Studio Dolphty-Six, Chicago, IL, 2001.

Unlike most of my records, LOUDNESS 2 is not structured chronologically; the time-flow is more cylical. For example, the heretical one-two of "very just fine" and "Stake In Your Heart" represent the earliest realizations within this phase, but they appear later in the song cycle. There are visions of succubae past ("Independence Day"), desperate ruminations on the loneliness of dysfunctional togetherness ("Picking Up The Peaces" and "I Don't Miss You"), perhaps my sweetest and most soulful weird-ass love song ("the hole thing"), some patented Dolph-tastic self-excoriation ("Congratulations, Loser" and "Facade Of The Year"), self-defense ("Courtship of My Kids' Father" and "Tease"), and all-too-rare bursts of giddy rampant-running ("Phil The Salmon," "Hurry Hurry Hurry" and "Way Out Loud").

In general, I am prouder of this set of songs than any collection to date. That is, admittedly, not an entirely scientific assessment, as much of my admiration comes from knowing how much effort these songs took. I spent the bulk of the years represented herein walled up by my own fear and sense of failure. This paralysis cost me a lot, including my marriage. Looking back, it seems that all I accomplished was to survive and to create these 17 pieces of music. Most days, that feels good enough.